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the number of those who have been killed, 14 in benghazi. 48 benghazi in general. we see the media exaggerating and people exaggerating. we heard people outside libya pretending they're inside libya in coordination with some tv channels. i personally heard, for instance, the day before yesterday that more than 250 people were killed and more than 180 were wounded. these are very extreme numbers and there's a campaign for spreading these rumors. but i also say that there are -- there have been mistakes committed on both sides. the police and particularly the army who has not been prepared to facing angry crowds, they're trying to defend their headquarters, their weapons, their equipment, also people have the right because they're angry because of the deaths and so on, so every side has their story and every side attacks the other. but, unfortunately, the result is some libyans have died, and this is very sad. regardless of whatever stories the police and the military tell or what the citizens tell. there are also in the middle some people and news agencies who are e
the number of those who have been killed, 14 in benghazi. 48 benghazi in general. we see the media exaggerating and people exaggerating. we heard people outside libya pretending they're inside libya in coordination with some tv channels. i personally heard, for instance, the day before yesterday that more than 250 people were killed and more than 180 were wounded. these are very extreme numbers and there's a campaign for spreading these rumors. but i also say that there are -- there have been...
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you don't hear that in benghazi, do you? >> reporter: well, we hear so much from so many people here. but you do hear that. but the people down at the courthouse where the sort of decisions are made, no, nobody wants foreign boots on the ground. many are in favor of a no-fly zone, which is something that would prevent the sort of air raid we saw yesterday just outside of here. but on the question of air strikes, they're very divided. there doesn't seem to be a single position. many libyans say they want to do this by themselves. they want to conduct this revolution and overthrow moammar gadhafi without any sort of foreign hand in it. it would certainly be a change from tunisia, egypt, where they were revolutions made at home. anderson? >> nic, in terms of the situation in the streets, i talked to a man who says he was stabbed by libyan police days ago and is now basically in hiding in his home. i talked to a lot of people who simply said they are afraid to go outside. do you hear that from people? are people able to talk to
you don't hear that in benghazi, do you? >> reporter: well, we hear so much from so many people here. but you do hear that. but the people down at the courthouse where the sort of decisions are made, no, nobody wants foreign boots on the ground. many are in favor of a no-fly zone, which is something that would prevent the sort of air raid we saw yesterday just outside of here. but on the question of air strikes, they're very divided. there doesn't seem to be a single position. many...
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is the attack in benghazi any different than those attacks? >> every attach tack is a bit different, but you're on, you're on the right track that all of these attacks were well planned. they weren't spontaneous. this was not an attack over the film trailer that defamed the prophet of islam. this was a group that is close to al qaeda, that had been looking for an opportunity to attack our diplomatic presence on the ground in tripoli and found it, or, excuse me, in libya and found it. >> all right, ambassador, we appreciate your time this morning. certainly an important discussion as we watch all this red line discussion taking place almost on a daily basis now. thank you. >> thank you, randi. >>> coming up next hour, we'll talk about possible permanent changes to changes in the wake of these attacks. victor? >>> the action as of a washington professor have revived a long-running debate. find out what she did in front of a class full of students. you're watching cnn saturday morning. ♪ [ slap! ] [ slap! slap! slap! slap! ] ow! [ male announce
is the attack in benghazi any different than those attacks? >> every attach tack is a bit different, but you're on, you're on the right track that all of these attacks were well planned. they weren't spontaneous. this was not an attack over the film trailer that defamed the prophet of islam. this was a group that is close to al qaeda, that had been looking for an opportunity to attack our diplomatic presence on the ground in tripoli and found it, or, excuse me, in libya and found it....
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they want foreign intervention, the people of benghazi. this provisional government has openly said we don't want foreign help, we don't want troops on the ground. give us diplomatic recognition, give us a no-fly zone, give us medical supplies, help, and the like. this is what they want. we have to face the issue that we have entered a war of attrition in libya. and the benghazi people are there. unless -- what's the tie breaker in this? unless there is help for these people, i think they may not win. >> a war of attrition seems to be on gadhafi's side. it plays to his strengths and his ability to replenish his ars arsenals, replenish his personnel with mercenaries if need be. the people in benghazi, otherwise can be slowly -- if what nick and david were saying is true, that in zawiyah, gadhafi forces can move in every day, kill people, and move out without taking on the city, that's not a good thing long term. >> the battle for zawiyah is a different one, it's so far west. it's so vulnerable to gadhafi's forces. i think it's the battle fo
they want foreign intervention, the people of benghazi. this provisional government has openly said we don't want foreign help, we don't want troops on the ground. give us diplomatic recognition, give us a no-fly zone, give us medical supplies, help, and the like. this is what they want. we have to face the issue that we have entered a war of attrition in libya. and the benghazi people are there. unless -- what's the tie breaker in this? unless there is help for these people, i think they may...
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you talked about benghazi and other problems of libya. what's happened is the state department chose to marshal everyone they needed to evacuate in tripoli. they had a plan to evacuate them by air. the air reservations they made were not honored. so they were looking for plan b. they were reluctant to get a military aircraft in there for fear they could get involved in a confullgration. so plan c was the ferry. the boat itself, the ferry itself is protected and the sort of egress to the ferry is also protected. but it's not adequate. we should not be in a position that we have not been able to evacuate these americans now. and i think my understanding is folks are frustrated in the administration, as you might expect. and the problem is, this is a difficult task that we always seem to assign, regardless of administration, to the state department, which frankly is not probably the best organization in the u.s. government to handle such a task. >> fouad, you listened in arabic gadhafi gave today. what struck you about it? >> it's almost emb
you talked about benghazi and other problems of libya. what's happened is the state department chose to marshal everyone they needed to evacuate in tripoli. they had a plan to evacuate them by air. the air reservations they made were not honored. so they were looking for plan b. they were reluctant to get a military aircraft in there for fear they could get involved in a confullgration. so plan c was the ferry. the boat itself, the ferry itself is protected and the sort of egress to the ferry...
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they are occupying cities. >> sir, benghazi is the second largest city -- benghazi is the second largest city in libya. mizrata is another city. if you believe s ai f gadhafi and your leader colonel gadhafi, they say that in mizrata, 40 to 50 hard core armed men are holding a city of some 550,000 people hostage. that doesn't make any sense. and in benghazi, they're saying the same thing. you cannot hold the second largest city of libya hostage with a handful of armed men. our ben wedeman says this is patently false. >> anderson, what is happening is that the government has been taking a step back to prevent the shedding of libyan blood. the government can easily take the -- >> again, you're not answering the question. you're not addressing how it's possible that a city of -- the second largest city can be held hostage by a handful of people. it defies sense, it defies logic. >> if you allow me, anderson, i have the answer -- i have the answer for you. allow me to speak for a short while without interrupting. a city, the third biggest city in libya, is only 50 meters from -- kilometers aw
they are occupying cities. >> sir, benghazi is the second largest city -- benghazi is the second largest city in libya. mizrata is another city. if you believe s ai f gadhafi and your leader colonel gadhafi, they say that in mizrata, 40 to 50 hard core armed men are holding a city of some 550,000 people hostage. that doesn't make any sense. and in benghazi, they're saying the same thing. you cannot hold the second largest city of libya hostage with a handful of armed men. our ben wedeman...
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>> it started in benghazi. within a few days, it was all over the east part of libya. the last 48 hours or 72 hours, it spread to the west. and now, almost every city and town, libya is revolting. >> we have had so many people on from libya, and maybe some of the people you spoke to, maybe your family members are saying the same thing. they don't believe anything moammar gadhafi's son said today, he blamed people using drugs, med 82, outside forces coming in. is there a lesson missed here by moammar gadhafi and his son? >> obviously there is. he did a worse job than ben ali, when he tried to pacify the people. i don't think there is a truth in it. there is another couple of things about his speech. number one, it doesn't seem to be alife and decoy so they made people wait four or five hours at night so nobody is leaving the house and waiting for the speech. the speech itself seems to be recorded earlier on the day or the day before. it doesn't reflect any governing, doesn't reflect any people in position to address people or to direct people. >> we just heard from sayy
>> it started in benghazi. within a few days, it was all over the east part of libya. the last 48 hours or 72 hours, it spread to the west. and now, almost every city and town, libya is revolting. >> we have had so many people on from libya, and maybe some of the people you spoke to, maybe your family members are saying the same thing. they don't believe anything moammar gadhafi's son said today, he blamed people using drugs, med 82, outside forces coming in. is there a lesson...
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the latest on the benghazi hearings. joining me is pentagon correspondent barbara starr and intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. welcome to you both. barbara, this is really fascinating me. so general petraeus who has been at the center of this huge scandal tomorrow morning will testify at a congressional hearing about benghazi, and your information from a very good source, i think is really, really significant. it's basically, i have been listening to you for the last couple of hours, petraeus basically says he knew the moment this happened that it was a group called answar al sharia and that after that there was a stream of other intelligence saying it may be linked to the video we all knew about but his belief was always that it was this group and they had to rule out the other intelligence before they could officially confirm it. is that right? >> that's pretty close to it, piers. very good source of mine who is directly familiar with what general petraeus plans to try and say on capitol hill tomorrow behind clo
the latest on the benghazi hearings. joining me is pentagon correspondent barbara starr and intelligence correspondent suzanne kelly. welcome to you both. barbara, this is really fascinating me. so general petraeus who has been at the center of this huge scandal tomorrow morning will testify at a congressional hearing about benghazi, and your information from a very good source, i think is really, really significant. it's basically, i have been listening to you for the last couple of hours,...
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benghazi is controlled by the opposition. the libyan government claim there is is no real uprising against gadhafi. they continue to claim a few dozen terrorists in each city are holding the populations hostage and claim they have never fired on libyan civilians. they say they've only killed foreigners attacking government forces. tonight, new video to show you to show that those government claims are false. this was taken sunday in tripoli, reportedly near the market. it appears to show protesters armed only with rocks and sticks being shot. [ gunfire ] >> to regroup and try to move forward. they start to use that truck as cover, moving forward towards the people shooting at them. again, they seem to only have rocks and sticks. no guns that we can see. remember, the regime denies that any libyan civilians have been shot. another new piece of video. we can't confirm where it was taken, but it appears to show protesters being fired upon. some of the protesters have rocks and sticks, perhaps knives, as well. but no guns we can
benghazi is controlled by the opposition. the libyan government claim there is is no real uprising against gadhafi. they continue to claim a few dozen terrorists in each city are holding the populations hostage and claim they have never fired on libyan civilians. they say they've only killed foreigners attacking government forces. tonight, new video to show you to show that those government claims are false. this was taken sunday in tripoli, reportedly near the market. it appears to show...
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this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled trip? >> we're hearing from u.s. officials, fredricka, is that that trip by the fbi team has been delayed. they have postponed it because of the security situation here in libya and the region. they decided that it was not the right time to send anyone in. in their words, they do not want to put more people in harm's way. what they are doing, we understand, is that they are questioning people. they are getting witness testimony from people outside the country, including people who have been evacuated. in the meantime, the libyan authorities say their investigation is going really well. they say that th
this is the latest in a series of attacks we have seen take place in that city of benghazi targeting western interests there. that same u.s. consulate back in june, a bomb exploded outside the consulate gates. there were no casualties in that attack, but it does seem that these extremist groups are operational in the east and are intent on targeting western interests there. >> and the fbi or teams of fbi agents were expected to arrive in libya today. what's the latest on that scheduled...
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the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and the measures the state department is trying to take to ensure the safety of its personnel left in benghazi, tripoli, and elsewhere? >> you have a couple of things, anderson. what they're trying to do is make sure the security of the people who are left, and that's only in tripoli, not in benghazi, is assured, so they're sending some marines. it's kind of like a quick reaction for us to the embassy in tripoli to beef that up. they're also notifying troops around the world that potentially they could be used in various ways to ensure the security of american personnel and then, of course, as you mentioned, you've got the destroyers. this would be the destroyers and the drones would be used more, let's say, if the president determined that it was a time to strike against whoever was the group that carried out this attack. >> we'll have a look back on the life of the ambassador. jill and jomana, we'll check in with you. this is a story with
the attack in benghazi, libya. what more are we learning about the attacks and the measures the state department is trying to take to ensure the safety of its personnel left in benghazi, tripoli, and elsewhere? >> you have a couple of things, anderson. what they're trying to do is make sure the security of the people who are left, and that's only in tripoli, not in benghazi, is assured, so they're sending some marines. it's kind of like a quick reaction for us to the embassy in tripoli to...
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but in ben benghazi. the opposition did once drive them out but there was no illusion they could sustain that kind of battle for a very long time. the weapons that they have are mostly ones they managed to get their hands on, that were left behind at various military bases that gadhafi once used to control. we've asked as to whether or not they've received any weapons from other nations. the opposition firmly denying that that is not the case, be it that another government is shipping weapons here or that individuals are privately purchasing weapons and then bringing them in. but we have heard unconfirmed reports that that is in fact the case. what you do see the opposition doing is cobbling these bits and pieces that they have managed to get their hands on together and basically creating their own form of makeshift weaponry. some of these items that they're using, wolf, we're toll actually date back to world war ii. so it just gives you an idea of how ancient some of these weapons are. but at the end of
but in ben benghazi. the opposition did once drive them out but there was no illusion they could sustain that kind of battle for a very long time. the weapons that they have are mostly ones they managed to get their hands on, that were left behind at various military bases that gadhafi once used to control. we've asked as to whether or not they've received any weapons from other nations. the opposition firmly denying that that is not the case, be it that another government is shipping weapons...
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vehicles belonging to benghazi residents coming out to survey the damage. and they have this message for foreign powers. and that is, thank you. and they also want the world to know despite whatever propaganda gadhafi is putting out, that the air strikes and other missile strikes are hitting civilian locations. this one, they say, was right on target. now we're seeing the results of when foreign powers intervene with their superior military power. candy? >> and so if i understand you, those forces that were aligned outside benghazi that were pro gadhafi have, what, been obliterated at least the machinery has been? >> reporter: it's not obliterated. they sustained some very heavy, heavy damage. this, most certainly, looks like it was the military buildup that gadhafi had established outside of benghazi. it looks like the same forces that entered benghazi yesterday reeked havoc inside the city pounding it. eyewitnesses tell us the tank rounds, artillery and machine gunfire firing indiscriminantly into civilian locations. they were driven out yesterday. everyo
vehicles belonging to benghazi residents coming out to survey the damage. and they have this message for foreign powers. and that is, thank you. and they also want the world to know despite whatever propaganda gadhafi is putting out, that the air strikes and other missile strikes are hitting civilian locations. this one, they say, was right on target. now we're seeing the results of when foreign powers intervene with their superior military power. candy? >> and so if i understand you,...
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diplomatic post in benghazi and subsequently its annex. the white house edit didn't even make it into the final version. we invited congressman king and he declined due to a scheduling conflict and tonight there's another development on the talking points. senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins me tonight. does he seem to be pointing a finger necessarily at the white house now, and he does think the talking points are aerlted, is that right? >> he does still think they've been altered and it turns out that today it does appear to be right, anderson. pam benson was told that the original draft of the unclassified talking points to be sent to the intelligence committee did suggest that the benghazi attack had links to al qaeda. it was taken out, but the senior official with knowledge of this process says it was not taken out by the white house and it wasn't a white house decision, but a joint interagency decision. they decided to tone it down and they replaced it with the term extremists and the reason we are told that that was d
diplomatic post in benghazi and subsequently its annex. the white house edit didn't even make it into the final version. we invited congressman king and he declined due to a scheduling conflict and tonight there's another development on the talking points. senior congressional correspondent dana bash joins me tonight. does he seem to be pointing a finger necessarily at the white house now, and he does think the talking points are aerlted, is that right? >> he does still think they've been...
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they were stuck in between benghazi where we are. once the no-fly zone was put in place, once those aggressive air strikes started that's when the opposition started rolling. several times they tried to infiltrate it. they couldn't. saturday, they finally did. it was protected by a number of tank units. when you look at those tank units that are destroyed you can tell they haven't been destroyed by ak-47s and rocket launchers. these are jet missiles. the opposition forces won't tell you that the credit goes to these air strikes, but i don't think there's any question that those air strikes facilitated this move westward and this new momentum that the opposition has right now. >> right now, res a the turkish prime ministers and at that timian foreign minh ter offering to broker a cease-fire and offering gadhafi to leave the country. is that even being considered where you are? >> we're not hearing about a cease-fire right now here in benghazi. again, they're envisioning a libya without moammar gadhafi and they are riding a high right
they were stuck in between benghazi where we are. once the no-fly zone was put in place, once those aggressive air strikes started that's when the opposition started rolling. several times they tried to infiltrate it. they couldn't. saturday, they finally did. it was protected by a number of tank units. when you look at those tank units that are destroyed you can tell they haven't been destroyed by ak-47s and rocket launchers. these are jet missiles. the opposition forces won't tell you that...
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>> reporter: benghazi is not very well defended at the moment. they have very little in the way of heavy weaponry. there's a lot of ak-47s, rocket-propelled grenades out there. some artillery. some helicopters. but they don't really have the wherewithal if they had to stop moammar gadhafi's forces. having said that, they do have something that the regime doesn't have, and that is the will power and the determination to resist, and that, you see every single day here. we've seen that given the ability to rule themselves, they're actually doing a pretty good job about it. they've basically maintained the power supply, a power supply that the regime ordered the power plant here to cut off. but in fact, there haven't been any power cuts except for one very brief five-second one since we got here. what we're seeing is that these people do have the will to put up a fight, and that's something from everything we're hearing, anderson, is that the libyan military does not have. those forces still under the control of tripoli, we're seeing defections on an
>> reporter: benghazi is not very well defended at the moment. they have very little in the way of heavy weaponry. there's a lot of ak-47s, rocket-propelled grenades out there. some artillery. some helicopters. but they don't really have the wherewithal if they had to stop moammar gadhafi's forces. having said that, they do have something that the regime doesn't have, and that is the will power and the determination to resist, and that, you see every single day here. we've seen that given...
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cnn can confirm the uprising in benghazi. although cnn doesn't confirm post, we cannot -- >> moammar gadhafi has spoken since these protests erupted and did appear on state run tv but we don't know when this was taped. a few hours ago, his son hit the air waves to defend his father's government. he accused outside forces with interfering with libya's affairs. i want you to play a part of that and take a listen. >> translator: many people living abroad have decided to use this to start a campaign in order for the country to reach the state that happened in tunisia and egypt. this is all over the internet and facebook and media campaigns. so the government here and the security apparatus were aware of all this, so they did pre-emptive action before the 17th of february, and they arrested a few people who were involved. this developed into small demonstrations, then there were conflicts between different citizens, and then there was shooting. a few people died. there was violence against the police. the police became targets and
cnn can confirm the uprising in benghazi. although cnn doesn't confirm post, we cannot -- >> moammar gadhafi has spoken since these protests erupted and did appear on state run tv but we don't know when this was taped. a few hours ago, his son hit the air waves to defend his father's government. he accused outside forces with interfering with libya's affairs. i want you to play a part of that and take a listen. >> translator: many people living abroad have decided to use this to...
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this is condoleezza rice, who was talking on fox news about benghazi in october. listen to this. >> when there is a fog of war like this, there are a lot of competing stories coming in, there's a lot of competing information coming in and it takes a little while to know precisely what has happened. there are protocols in place. i have no reason to believe that they weren't followed. but it is not very easy in circumstances like this to know precisely what's going on as it's unfolding. >> isn't that, with respect, senator, sort of a fairer assessment of dr. rice's position, the other dr. rice, susan rice, in the sense there was a fog of war, the cia were clearly passing on what has now transpired to be inaccurate information, they didn't have the whole picture, but when she was put on those shows, she wasn't only talking about benghazi, she talked about iran, israel, and so on. when she was put on those shows, the briefing she received from the cia was what she told the world. now, it turned out to be wrong, as indeed anderson cooper discussed with you yesterday, w
this is condoleezza rice, who was talking on fox news about benghazi in october. listen to this. >> when there is a fog of war like this, there are a lot of competing stories coming in, there's a lot of competing information coming in and it takes a little while to know precisely what has happened. there are protocols in place. i have no reason to believe that they weren't followed. but it is not very easy in circumstances like this to know precisely what's going on as it's unfolding....
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this is benghazi today. benghazi is under the fairly organized control of the citizen group led by the city's lawyers and prosecutors calling themselves the february 17 coalition. meanwhile today, hundreds of americans finally reach safety. the 500 or so who are on that crowded ferry boat waiting for 16-foot waves to subside in the port of tripoli have finally reached malta. at the same time, the u.s. state department announced it is suspending embassy operations in libya. cnn senior international correspondent ben wedeman was the first western journalist to report from benghazi. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, what we saw today was a very large demonstration outside the courthouse, the main center of the opposition here. we saw despite the fact that it's very windy, rainy, and cold, thousands and thousands of people demonstrating against the regime of moammar gadhafi. and also expressing solidarity for the plight of the people in tripoli who are also trying to overthrow the regime of moammar gadhaf
this is benghazi today. benghazi is under the fairly organized control of the citizen group led by the city's lawyers and prosecutors calling themselves the february 17 coalition. meanwhile today, hundreds of americans finally reach safety. the 500 or so who are on that crowded ferry boat waiting for 16-foot waves to subside in the port of tripoli have finally reached malta. at the same time, the u.s. state department announced it is suspending embassy operations in libya. cnn senior...
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we also struck some of his forces on the ground into the vicinity of benghazi. he was attacking benghazi yesterday. so put a halt to that at least temporarily. and now we'll look to cut off his logistics lines. he has his forces pretty well stretched from tripoli all the way out to benghazi and we'll endeavor to sever his logistic support here in the next day or so. we'll see. we're in a situation now that what we do will depend on some degree on what he does. >> so you're trying to cut off supply lines. >> right. >> what about communications? have we been able to take out any of that? >> we have focused on mostly his air defense capability and air fields. certainly his command and control, what this will allow us to do right now is to get other capabilities where we can jam his communications and do those kinds of things. so this is -- i think as was pointed out yesterday, yesterday was a first phase of a very complex operation. again, he gets a vote here. what depends in the future in great part depends on what colonel gadhafi does. >> and what you want him to
we also struck some of his forces on the ground into the vicinity of benghazi. he was attacking benghazi yesterday. so put a halt to that at least temporarily. and now we'll look to cut off his logistics lines. he has his forces pretty well stretched from tripoli all the way out to benghazi and we'll endeavor to sever his logistic support here in the next day or so. we'll see. we're in a situation now that what we do will depend on some degree on what he does. >> so you're trying to cut...
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when you look at the numbers he said 14 people had died in benghazi, 48 overall. our figures and again it's difficult to corroborate because we're not there on the ground we know at at least 209 people this afternoon local time had been killed throughout the country and the vast majority of those in benghazi. what he was holding up to the libyan people, i couldn't decide which was the carrot and which was the stick. it was either sit down and talk about this or else. but there was no real devil in the danls teretails. what he was saying to the libyan people would be this will divide them into a civil war. investors won't come to the country. he talked about petrol the vast oil reserves that libya is sitting on. he said this is not a tribal country and yet we've known from one tribal leader that he's urging moammar al gadhafi to go. the next 48 hours will be very crucial but i would bear in mind this speech we believe was record several hours ago so events may have moved on from then. >> stand by. i want you both to stand by. take a listen to this. this is a pro ga
when you look at the numbers he said 14 people had died in benghazi, 48 overall. our figures and again it's difficult to corroborate because we're not there on the ground we know at at least 209 people this afternoon local time had been killed throughout the country and the vast majority of those in benghazi. what he was holding up to the libyan people, i couldn't decide which was the carrot and which was the stick. it was either sit down and talk about this or else. but there was no real devil...
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consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and we have a live report on that now. arwa damon is with me from benghazi tonight and i know you had a chance to go to the consulate there. what did you see? >> reporter: it was really quite chilling, horrifying to be walking through some of the buildings there just imagining what had transpired, taken place. they were all burnt. there was black soot covering the walls. ashes over some of the furniture, the chandeliers. there was debris all over the floor. looters also had moved in after the attack took place pillaging this compound that even after the assault was not really secured b
consulate in benghazi returned to the andrews air force base this afternoon. president obama was there and he vowed to bring justice to the men who killed them. >> even as voices of suspicious and in trust that seek to divide countries and cultures, the united states of america will never retreat from the world. >> four people have been arrested in libya what were on the scene of the attack, but the government says they are not linked to the murders. that investigation continues and...
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especially about benghazi and the cia scandal. jake tapper is a senior correspondent and also and author of a book called "outpost." welcome. >> it is great to be here. >> and it is almost perfect timing, this book, because we were discussing before we went on air that it discusses two great general, the best, and both are gone, and did you ef imagine that would happen when you wrote the book? >> no. no, and the book is mainly about the grunts on the ground. it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aid are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought him down by putting him in contact with this woman. >> and they start to believe their own p
especially about benghazi and the cia scandal. jake tapper is a senior correspondent and also and author of a book called "outpost." welcome. >> it is great to be here. >> and it is almost perfect timing, this book, because we were discussing before we went on air that it discusses two great general, the best, and both are gone, and did you ef imagine that would happen when you wrote the book? >> no. no, and the book is mainly about the grunts on the ground. it looks...
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we could recognize the benghazi people. we could give them the money. >> there was an article in "the wall street journal" that arms with being shipped to them from egypt by egypt with the approval of the united states, i believe. >> the more the better. let's not forget, there's $30 billion that the treasury accident, our treasury department has holding forhe libyans. this tab should be opened up for the free libyans in benghazi. >> does it concern you though, fouad, that we're hearing that the opposition does not seem to have been able to make the most of this opportunity on the ground in terms of -- they're still in benghazi. they haven't advanced really beyond where they were saturday. i guess that's when they were being attacked, but does it concern you their lack of organization? >> no, because i didn't expect any better. remember, these people have never governed themselves. these are rebels, they are civilians, they are lawyers, judges, ordering men and women. teenagers being sent to the front to mace a man who rule
we could recognize the benghazi people. we could give them the money. >> there was an article in "the wall street journal" that arms with being shipped to them from egypt by egypt with the approval of the united states, i believe. >> the more the better. let's not forget, there's $30 billion that the treasury accident, our treasury department has holding forhe libyans. this tab should be opened up for the free libyans in benghazi. >> does it concern you though,...
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once people in benghazi were called, they got there pretty quickly. they had left their location within 24 minutes of the call, but my other question would be there was nobody anywhere in the world that we could get there in six or seven hours to save those last two lives and potentially other lives that could have been lost in that attack that occurs hours after the ambassador is killed and the mission statement -- the mission itself has been abandoned to the second facility. >> you have added on to that the arab spring, which gave us new leadership in egypt. how scary is this that mohammed morsi will be a source for good. >> clearly they have a right to defend themselves, and they have to protect their citizens. we have to remember the united states it's as if washington d.c. was being attacked from the state of maryland. it's very, very serious what's happening there. i think as far as the arab spring, clearly the environment has changed, and i think the united states now is looking to morsi so look to hamas to get them to stop shooting. hopefully
once people in benghazi were called, they got there pretty quickly. they had left their location within 24 minutes of the call, but my other question would be there was nobody anywhere in the world that we could get there in six or seven hours to save those last two lives and potentially other lives that could have been lost in that attack that occurs hours after the ambassador is killed and the mission statement -- the mission itself has been abandoned to the second facility. >> you have...
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got it. >>> more fallout from the benghazi attacks. david petraeus testified in closed-door sessions before the senate and house intelligence committees. petraeus said the deadly assault on september 11th was the work of al qaeda affiliates. other briefings were held yesterday involving other insiders and experts. congressman dana rohrabacher who was very clear on who he was blaming for the lingering questions in benghazi eight weeks later. listen. >> what is clear is that this administrationincluding the president himself has intentionally misinformed, read that, lied to the american people in the aftermath of this tragedy. now the president obama has the gall to float the name as possible secretary of state. the name of the person who is the actual vehicle used to misinform the american people during this crisis and the dishonesty reflect individual of this is a little bit breathtaking. >> congressman rohrabacher the outrage that susan rice might be nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. we spoke with him earlier. a
got it. >>> more fallout from the benghazi attacks. david petraeus testified in closed-door sessions before the senate and house intelligence committees. petraeus said the deadly assault on september 11th was the work of al qaeda affiliates. other briefings were held yesterday involving other insiders and experts. congressman dana rohrabacher who was very clear on who he was blaming for the lingering questions in benghazi eight weeks later. listen. >> what is clear is that this...
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that's because moammar gadhafi no longer controls benghazi. for now, benghazi has taken on the appearance of a liberated city. i spoke with mufta earlier today. mufta, what has it been like the last 24 hours? >> it's been great for us libyans, you know? for the first time that we tasted freedom, i see people committed to the country. before they don't care about the country. now they're smiling, hugging each other. and that's in benghazi. there is no more casualties. hospitals are coping with the casualties. the old casualties. >> in tripoli, which is where gadhafi is, he's still holding onto power. what are you hearing about the situation there? >> that's his base of power, that's the last stand. that's the injured animal corner. he will fight and he's insane. he's really insane. he doesn't care about the libyan people. he never did. but now he wants to commit suicide and he will take as many people with him as possible. >> gadhafi went on television today essentially saying that the protesters are taking drugs, that they're taking hallucinat
that's because moammar gadhafi no longer controls benghazi. for now, benghazi has taken on the appearance of a liberated city. i spoke with mufta earlier today. mufta, what has it been like the last 24 hours? >> it's been great for us libyans, you know? for the first time that we tasted freedom, i see people committed to the country. before they don't care about the country. now they're smiling, hugging each other. and that's in benghazi. there is no more casualties. hospitals are coping...
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to highlight an incident where they said that the rebels had attack add small town not so far from benghazi and the government said that they could confirm that libya -- that the libyan government -- the libyan government said the rebels had been on their own offensive and that the government could confirm this through independent news reports, their own government forces, and what they were hearing from the libyan army. >> okay. nic robertson for us. he's covering the story from tripoli and we'll keep in close contact with you, nic, as we find out more about these developments. >>> u.s. president barack obama indicated friday he will not be taking the lead in enforcing this no-fly zone. there were discussions about the complications enforcing it. >> how would the imposition of this no-fly zone work, strikes have to proceed sort of securing the airspace over libya? where would they come from? >> let's take a closer look. we have to be clear about that. the united states insisted there would be certain air participation. if you imagine this circle, then you're going to impose a no-fly zone o
to highlight an incident where they said that the rebels had attack add small town not so far from benghazi and the government said that they could confirm that libya -- that the libyan government -- the libyan government said the rebels had been on their own offensive and that the government could confirm this through independent news reports, their own government forces, and what they were hearing from the libyan army. >> okay. nic robertson for us. he's covering the story from tripoli...
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speaking to us from benghazi. the director for media relations i believe is his title for the transitional national council, the revolutionary, the opposition movement in libya. these rebels who seem to have captured so many neighborhoods in tripoli, the capital of libya. their big prize that they've been fighting for months for, with the help of nato air strikes there and we're hearing reports of celebrations in the main square in tripoli. this, of course, the main square where moammar gadhafi himself was addressing supporters. parts of tripoli where moammar gadhafi was brandishing his green book. this is a man who's ruled libya for 42 years. this very well could be the last few hours of his reign in libya. we're going to take a short break. had we come back, a lot more on our breaking news story. we'll be right back. no, it's just for new people. hey ! chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah, but i'm new, too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids know it's wrong to treat new
speaking to us from benghazi. the director for media relations i believe is his title for the transitional national council, the revolutionary, the opposition movement in libya. these rebels who seem to have captured so many neighborhoods in tripoli, the capital of libya. their big prize that they've been fighting for months for, with the help of nato air strikes there and we're hearing reports of celebrations in the main square in tripoli. this, of course, the main square where moammar gadhafi...
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the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this attack saying it's not representative of the libyan people and their sentiments towards the united states and towards the west. they are saying that they are grateful for the role that the united states plays. many are familiar with ambassador stevens and the role e he played. people are really saddened by this attack. they are really shocked. it's also seen as a wake up call for the government here for authorities that have really not taken a strong stance. they have not taken action against these groups that we know are operating in eastern libya and th
the attack in benghazi was planned in advance. u.s. marines are now racing to libya to help secure the consulate. president obama is promising justice. joemana karadsheh is in tripoli, libya, for us. this tension that erupted, do you feel it in tripoli? >> reporter: actually, no, don. i was out and about today in tripoli. life seems to be normal. people are hearing about what happened and most of the libyans that i have spoken to are outraged by what happened. they are condemning this...
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witness of the anxiety of the people of benghazi waiting for the bloodbath. really, they knew that the revenge of gadhafi would be terrible. i was witness of the distress, the misery, the unequipment of the fighters in brega, for example, which was at this time retaken by the rebels. >> this is during the actual combat? >> three weeks ago, yes. three weeks ago. and balance between on one side the loyal troops who were so strong with heavy military equipment and the young fighters who never had a gun in their hands and who had to face that with nearly bare hands. and i had the chance to see the people of the transition al -- mr. jabali -- >> the justice minister under gadhafi for a long time. >> absolutely. mr. tarhoomi, whom we just saw a few minutes ago. and i spoke with these men and women. there was one woman in the group. she's already known, and i felt that they were good people, responsible, and so -- so i did -- >> did you call your president? this doesn't happen to normal people. >> yes, i call my president from benghazi. and i told him that. a bloodb
witness of the anxiety of the people of benghazi waiting for the bloodbath. really, they knew that the revenge of gadhafi would be terrible. i was witness of the distress, the misery, the unequipment of the fighters in brega, for example, which was at this time retaken by the rebels. >> this is during the actual combat? >> three weeks ago, yes. three weeks ago. and balance between on one side the loyal troops who were so strong with heavy military equipment and the young fighters...
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we are near the camp, the big camp in downtown in benghazi, this camp is near gadhafi's house and all the people warn, get inside to this camp. after that, the soldiers shoot the people and kill many, many young people. after that there is a libyan young people make a -- they shoot inside the camp and they take to the walls. but just in one hour, a few -- i think 25 minutes last, they came, a new army, they are shuttling people into the streets. >> let me just have you pause for a moment. i know what you're been through is extremely emotional. just take a moment for you here to catch your breath and stay with us. but who is doing the shooting? are these members of the libyan military? are these special forces? there have been reports of mercenaries. >> no, special forces for gadhafi, the army are with the people now. nobody with the army, with the special forces, every army with us. >> so you're saying the military there in benghazi has come over to the side of the protesters? >> i don't speak english very well. but please help us. you can say the people here, we do nothing, we have n
we are near the camp, the big camp in downtown in benghazi, this camp is near gadhafi's house and all the people warn, get inside to this camp. after that, the soldiers shoot the people and kill many, many young people. after that there is a libyan young people make a -- they shoot inside the camp and they take to the walls. but just in one hour, a few -- i think 25 minutes last, they came, a new army, they are shuttling people into the streets. >> let me just have you pause for a moment....
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they're now in custody in benghazi. we'll talk with arwa damon, and, first of all, what do we know about these suspects? >> well, what the government is saying is that they do now believe that these attacks were carried out by extremist groups. they're not going so far as to identify which ones, but they are also saying that they believe that the attacks were preplanned and the intept was to inflict maximum damage on westerns, specifically u.s. interests. the motive of the attack, to drive apart libyans and americans and try to sabotage their relationship, but this attack really goes to underscore just how volatile this country is. these armed groups, and there are many of them, operate with near impunity, especially in benghazi, and all the libyans we have been talking to first and foremost express their anguish over what took place. really want the world, especially americans, to know that these actions are not supported by the majority of the population, but are also demanding of their government to somehow reign in
they're now in custody in benghazi. we'll talk with arwa damon, and, first of all, what do we know about these suspects? >> well, what the government is saying is that they do now believe that these attacks were carried out by extremist groups. they're not going so far as to identify which ones, but they are also saying that they believe that the attacks were preplanned and the intept was to inflict maximum damage on westerns, specifically u.s. interests. the motive of the attack, to...
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. >>> battling over benghazi. lawmakers are furious. the president is standing his ground and still no one in custody. all morning we're putting the conflict and players in focus. >>> it's a fight we all wage around this time of year. how to stave off those extra pounds this holiday season. >>> it is saturday, november 1th, good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. victor blackwell is on assignment today. we start in the middle east where the fuse is running short on the powder keg in israel. this has become a fairly common sight in gaza this week. meanwhile, militants on the other side have fired nearly 200 rockets into israel. israel is massing troops near the border with gaza. they have 30,000 troops there right now and have called up thousands more reservists to be ready. at least 39 people have died in gaza since the operations began, three have been killed in israel from the rocket attacks. meanwhile, world leaders from the united states and the united nations are calling on both sides to call restraint. israel stepped up the campai
. >>> battling over benghazi. lawmakers are furious. the president is standing his ground and still no one in custody. all morning we're putting the conflict and players in focus. >>> it's a fight we all wage around this time of year. how to stave off those extra pounds this holiday season. >>> it is saturday, november 1th, good morning, everyone. i'm randi kaye. victor blackwell is on assignment today. we start in the middle east where the fuse is running short on...
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and returned to benghazi. first you're safe and tell us what happened. >> reporter: we were down near brega, very important town where libya has one of its largest/refineries and natural gas export facilities. there there was a day-long battle between anti-gadhafi forces and the libyan army that had come into the town in the early morning hours of the morning. now, we were outside of the town with a group of opposition fighters who were preparing to launch a counterattack against the forces inside of brega when we saw a libyan air force jet fly overhead. it first dropped a bomb outside of brega then came back, flew right over our heads and dropped another bomb. it wasn't more than about a hundred feet from where we were standing. there were no injuries in this instance. now, later in the day, eliot, we were with a group of fighters and local residents who were celebrating the fact that they had been able to push the libyan army forces out of the city when yet again a libyan jet flew very low over our heads, dr
and returned to benghazi. first you're safe and tell us what happened. >> reporter: we were down near brega, very important town where libya has one of its largest/refineries and natural gas export facilities. there there was a day-long battle between anti-gadhafi forces and the libyan army that had come into the town in the early morning hours of the morning. now, we were outside of the town with a group of opposition fighters who were preparing to launch a counterattack against the...
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demonstrators took the streets in benghazi. the army met them with force. a blood bath began and wouldn't end for eight more months. they make a major advance throughout the country with the help of nato. we were one of the first reporters there. >> we are going into tripoli at the end of february. we had no idea what to expect. some journalists pulled out. some were beaten up driving from the airport to the hotel. an amazing thing happened on the first day there. the government drivers and minders took us where the rebels has control of the city. amazingly, the government drivers dropped us off and let us go where we wanted. we walked to where we saw a crowd of people around a tank. as i climbed on the tank, i realized they were rebels, the government minders delivered us to the rebels. i thought there's going to be a gun battle. that wasn't the case. the government made a mistake. right after that, they changed. the security kind of took over from the government officials running the press site. within days, when we left the hotel without minders, we were
demonstrators took the streets in benghazi. the army met them with force. a blood bath began and wouldn't end for eight more months. they make a major advance throughout the country with the help of nato. we were one of the first reporters there. >> we are going into tripoli at the end of february. we had no idea what to expect. some journalists pulled out. some were beaten up driving from the airport to the hotel. an amazing thing happened on the first day there. the government drivers...
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first live to arwa damon in benghazi where resistance forces are struggling to regroup after weeks of relentless attacks. arwa, how have the air strikes impacted the opposition's ability to move forward and regain critical ground? >> reporter: well, eliot, they've impacted it significantly, more importantly many people will tell you without those air strikes, the residents of benghazi quite simply would have eventually been massacred. what we have seen happening since those air strikes really began pounding gadhafi's military machine that was just outside and even inside benghazi was the opposition capitalizing on that, driving gadhafi's forces further back to the city of ajdabiya. it's around 100 miles west of benghazi and there though we're seeing where their military shortcomings come into play. they're right now stationed discuss a few miles outside of the northern entrance to ajdabiya. they're telling us that air strikes have been pounding gadhafi's tanks stationed there. they've managed to destroy three of them but not all of them. the opposition really still struggling to move
first live to arwa damon in benghazi where resistance forces are struggling to regroup after weeks of relentless attacks. arwa, how have the air strikes impacted the opposition's ability to move forward and regain critical ground? >> reporter: well, eliot, they've impacted it significantly, more importantly many people will tell you without those air strikes, the residents of benghazi quite simply would have eventually been massacred. what we have seen happening since those air strikes...
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at the benghazi. this after the united states, the nato allies, many in the arab world and moderate arab states worked together to get rid of gadhafi in libya and to see the attack on a mission in benghazi, that's way beyond politics, carol. this is a huge national security issue that's developed and goes to underscore that in these kinds of presidential debates when everyone is focusing on domestic issues, economic issues, the jobs related issues and domestic social issues that a national security crisis and this is a crisis right now can explode. you got what's going on in ben zba ga zi in libya right now. you got what's going on in cairo. american flags are burned. and it's a dangerous situation. this is one of the largest diplomatic missions that the united states has in the world. a lot of americans serving at the u.s. embassy in cairo. that's where they distribute more than $1.5 billion a year in u.s. economic and military assistance. mostly military assistance to egypt. but all that very much u
at the benghazi. this after the united states, the nato allies, many in the arab world and moderate arab states worked together to get rid of gadhafi in libya and to see the attack on a mission in benghazi, that's way beyond politics, carol. this is a huge national security issue that's developed and goes to underscore that in these kinds of presidential debates when everyone is focusing on domestic issues, economic issues, the jobs related issues and domestic social issues that a national...